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“This may be the most important book about history that anyone will ever read.” –The New Republic “Brilliant. . . . Illuminating and heartbreaking. . . . A heroic act of synthesis and contextualization. . . . Kassow honors the efforts and restores the names of men and women who wrote though they knew their lives and those of their families and even their culture were doomed.” –Los Angeles Times “A rich and complicated study. . . . Surprising and extraordinarily moving.” –Newsday “Magnificent. . . . A stellar exploration of how history . . . can and should be preserved.” –Deborah Lipstadt, author of History on Trial “If there is one book that should be read this year (or any year) about the Holocaust it is Who Will Write Our History?” –Jewish Book World “A gripping biography. . . . We should be grateful to Professor Kassow for allowing us to share in Ringelblum’s heroic efforts.” –Jewish Ledger “One of the most important books I’ve ever read. . . . Kassow has created a stunning and brilliant social history.” –Reform Judaism “One of the most important studies on the Holocaust to have appeared in years.” –Zachary Baker, Curator of Judaica and Hebraica Collections, Stanford University “A stunning revelation of the enduring spirit of the decimated residents of the Warsaw Ghetto.” –NUVO Weekly (Indianapolis) “Without the faux romanticism or faux spirituality that often accompanies Holocaust historiography, Kassow is able to bring to life the tragic and moving story of these Jews doomed by Nazi fanaticism.” –Tikkun

This may be the most important book about history that anyone will ever read. -The New Republic Brilliant. . . . Illuminating and heartbreaking. . . . A heroic act of synthesis and contextualization. . . . Kassow honors the efforts and restores the names of men and women who wrote though they knew their lives and those of their families and even their culture were doomed. -Los Angeles Times A rich and complicated study. . . . Surprising and extraordinarily moving. -Newsday Magnificent. . . . A stellar exploration of how history . . . can and should be preserved. -Deborah Lipstadt, author of History on Trial If there is one book that should be read this year (or any year) about the Holocaust it is Who Will Write Our History? -Jewish Book World A gripping biography. . . . We should be grateful to Professor Kassow for allowing us to share in Ringelblum's heroic efforts. -Jewish Ledger One of the most important books I've ever read. . . . Kassow has created a stunning and brilliant social history. -Reform Judaism One of the most important studies on the Holocaust to have appeared in years. -Zachary Baker, Curator of Judaica and Hebraica Collections, Stanford University A stunning revelation of the enduring spirit of the decimated residents of the Warsaw Ghetto. -NUVO Weekly (Indianapolis) Without the faux romanticism or faux spirituality that often accompanies Holocaust historiography, Kassow is able to bring to life the tragic and moving story of these Jews doomed by Nazi fanaticism. -Tikkun

This may be the most important book about history that anyone will ever read. - The New Republic Brilliant. . . . Illuminating and heartbreaking. . . . A heroic act of synthesis and contextualization. . . . Kassow honors the efforts and restores the names of men and women who wrote though they knew their lives and those of their families and even their culture were doomed. - Los Angeles Times A rich and complicated study. . . . Surprising and extraordinarily moving. - Newsday Magnificent. . . . A stellar exploration of how history . . . can and should be preserved. -Deborah Lipstadt, author of History on Trial If there is one book that should be read this year (or any year) about the Holocaust it is Who Will Write Our History? - Jewish Book World A gripping biography. . . . We should be grateful to Professor Kassow for allowing us to share in Ringelblum's heroic efforts. - Jewish Ledger One of the most important books I've ever read. . . . Kassow has created a stunning and brilliant social history. - Reform Judaism One of the most important studies on the Holocaust to have appeared in years. -Zachary Baker, Curator of Judaica and Hebraica Collections, Stanford University A stunning revelation of the enduring spirit of the decimated residents of the Warsaw Ghetto. - NUVO Weekly (Indianapolis) Without the faux romanticism or faux spirituality that often accompanies Holocaust historiography, Kassow is able to bring to life the tragic and moving story of these Jews doomed by Nazi fanaticism. - Tikkun

This may be the most important book about history that anyone will ever read. <br>-- The New Republic <br> Magnificent. . . . A stellar exploration of how history . . . can and should be preserved. <br>--Deborah Lipstadt, author of History on Trial <br> A gripping biography. . . . We should be grateful to Professor Kassow for allowing us to share in Ringelblum's heroic efforts. <br>-- Jewish Ledger <br> One of the most important studies on the Holocaust to have appeared in years. <br>--Zachary Baker, Curator of Judaica and Hebraica Collections, Stanford University <br> If there is one book that should be read this year (or any year) about the Holocaust it is Who Will Write Our History? <br>-- Jewish Book World

This may be the most important book about history that anyone will ever read. - The New Republic Brilliant. . . . Illuminating and heartbreaking. . . . A heroic act of synthesis and contextualization. . . . Kassow honors the efforts and restores the names of men and women who wrote though they knew their lives and those of their families and even their culture were doomed. - Los Angeles Times A rich and complicated study. . . . Surprising and extraordinarily moving. - Newsday Magnificent. . . . A stellar exploration of how history . . . can and should be preserved. -Deborah Lipstadt, author of History on Trial If there is one book that should be read this year (or any year) about the Holocaust it is Who Will Write Our History? - Jewish Book World A gripping biography. . . . We should be grateful to Professor Kassow for allowing us to share in Ringelblum's heroic efforts. - Jewish Ledger One of the most important books I've ever read. . . . Kassow has created a stunning and brilliant social history. - Reform Judaism One of the most important studies on the Holocaust to have appeared in years. -Zachary Baker, Curator of Judaica and Hebraica Collections, Stanford University A stunning revelation of the enduring spirit of the decimated residents of the Warsaw Ghetto. - NUVO Weekly (Indianapolis) Without the faux romanticism or faux spirituality that often accompanies Holocaust historiography, Kassow is able to bring to life the tragic and moving story of these Jews doomed by Nazi fanaticism. - Tikkun

This may be the most important book about history that anyone will ever read. <br>- The New Republic <br><br> Brilliant. . . . Illuminating and heartbreaking. . . . A heroic act of synthesis and contextualization. . . . Kassow honors the efforts and restores the names of men and women who wrote though they knew their lives and those of their families and even their culture were doomed. <br>- Los Angeles Times<br> <br> A rich and complicated study. . . . Surprising and extraordinarily moving. <br>- Newsday<br> <br> Magnificent. . . . A stellar exploration of how history . . . can and should be preserved. <br>-Deborah Lipstadt, author of History on Trial <br><br> If there is one book that should be read this year (or any year) about the Holocaust it is Who Will Write Our History? <br>- Jewish Book World <br><br> A gripping biography. . . . We should be grateful to Professor Kassow for allowing us to share in Ringelblum's heroic efforts. <br>- Jewish Ledger <br><br> One of the most important books I've ever read. . . . Kassow has created a stunning and brilliant social history. <br>- Reform Judaism<br> <br> One of the most important studies on the Holocaust to have appeared in years. <br>-Zachary Baker, Curator of Judaica and Hebraica Collections, Stanford University<br><br> A stunning revelation of the enduring spirit of the decimated residents of the Warsaw Ghetto. <br>- NUVO Weekly (Indianapolis)<br><br> Without the faux romanticism or faux spirituality that often accompanies Holocaust historiography, Kassow is able to bring to life the tragic and moving story of these Jews doomed by Nazi fanaticism. <br>- Tikkun<br>

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Samuel D. Kassow is the Charles Northam Professor of History at Trinity College. He is author of Students, Professors, and the State in Tsarist Russia, 1884-1917 and editor (with Edith W. Clowes and James L. West) of Between Tsar and People: The Search for a Public Identity in Tsarist Russia. He has lectured on Russian and Jewish history in many countries, including Israel, Russia, and Poland.

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